Plow.



L. E. WATERMAN.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.12, 1912..

1,63p928. Patented June 3, 191s.

` which the following` is a specification.

'plow in a raised iiETTED STATES PATENT oEEToE.

` LEWIS E. WATERMAN. OF ROCKFORI), ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EMERSONJBRANTINGHAM COMPANY, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PLOW.

Een: ,928.

'Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled October 12. 1912. Serial No. 725,520.

lle it known that l, Lewis E. WATERMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county of l/Vinnebago and the State of AIllinois, have invented certaln new and uselul Improvements in Plows, of

This invention relates to lift plows of the type adapted to have connection with a frame which is drawn by a traction englne, or suitable power.

The object of this invention is to form an improvement .in the means l'or raising the plow and also to form a stop Contactin the Wheel-Support, for limiting the raise o' said plow.

.In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a side elevation of a plow, showmg the osition. Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1. dg. 3 is a slde elevation, showing the plow' in itslowered working position, the supporting-wheel casing being partly broken away.

The main carrying frame l is adapted to be power drawnand to draw a plurality of plows if so desired, and carries a bracket 2 having the vertical upper and lower rigid studs 3 and 4, respectively. The plow beam 5 `has bolted to its forward end a yoked bracket (i, the lower arm of the bracket receiving the stud 4t and the upper arm having a slot.7 adapted to receive the stud 3. The plow 8 is connected to the rear end of the beam 5.

The wheel-support 9 is pivotally connected to the bcarn 5 by the bolt 10, and a Wheel 11 .is rotatably carried by the wheel-support. The lower end of the support 9 is 1n the forni of a recessed casing, within which is located a ratchet-wheel l2 that rotates with the wheel 11. The suppoit 9 is tubular and carries a dog 13 ywhich is adapted to be brought into and out of engagement With the ratchet-wheel 12, a coiled spring carried inside said support, not shown, exerting a :t'oree to hold the dog out of the ratchetwheel- A pin passes through the upper end of the dog and supportsV a roller 15.

A bolt 16 is secured to the beam 5 and carries a sleeve 17, the sleeve carrying at one end an arin 18 which has a connection by the rod 19, with a hand lever 20 pivoted t0 the bracket and at the other end. .i irregular shaped arm 2l whichhas form therein. the cani groove 22 formed with the otl'sct 23. The pin llt is located in said cam groove 22.

'lhe bracket 2t is rigidly carried by the bolts 10 and 16, and has the cain face 25 and depending stud or stop 26 which is adapted to contact a lug 27 formed with the whcclsupport 9.

'lhe toothed segment 28, braced by link 2t). is rigidly carried by the beam 5, and the hand lever 30 which is pivotally supported by the bolt. 10. carries a dog which engages the said toothed segment.

lateral extension :il ot thc wheel-support. Fig. 2. hasI formed thcrcwilh a projecting lug 3 2: and a catch $523, bolted to the .lever fit), is adapted to contact IQuid lng. 2li.

The catch 35S is adjustable on thc lever Ik), so that when .shipping a plow thc catch can he moved higher upon tlu``icvcr to allow the lover to be swung close lo the hcam.

lhe operation of the plow is as follows: with thc plow elevated as in ltig. l, hy moving hand lever cloclnvisc, the cani groovcd arlu 21 is moved clockwise, through means of rod 19 and arm 1S, which movement causes the pin llto he carried l'roin the otl'- set 23 into the groove 22, thus` allowing'the wheel-.support to pivot backward, thc weight ot' the plow and beam cll'octiug thtl movcmeut', until tho lug 32 contacts the catch Il; this position heilig the operative position ot the plow.

'lhc plow can hc raised cithcr h v traction .force or by manual force. when raising hy traction force the lever 2() is moved i'or\\'ard, swinging the cam grooved arm 2l t'orvrai-d, this action of the cani groovcd arm causing, through its engagement with the pin lll. the dog 13 to be brought into engagement with the ratchet-wheel l2. As the plow moves forward the whcel`11 is held stationary hc4 callrc.- ol. the Said dog engagement. and the plow is lifted out ot the ground, by thc;

wheel-support ybeing pivoted at' 10 and the draft through'hcain 5 etici-.ting the raising of the plow. As4 the whcchsiiipport ia being pivoted, the roller 15 carried at its upper end will contact the Cain face 2, thereby disengaging thedog 18 from the ratehrt-wheel, whence the upward spring action exerted by the coiled .airing on said dog, will further elevate the dog until the pin ll wila in the otter-.t in thecain groove 22. 'the depend- ,1 ling; .stop Ztl will contact the lug 2 on the atcntcd June 3, 12913.

i\l1o -l-.\upporl and limit fui-ther Couiiol1- olooliwif movement of Said Wheel-support. Wha-u 'raising the plow manually, the lover il() is ,wia/ruig down, and since the, Calci) 33 r-,onlaols llio lug 32, the wheel-support is pix/moll willi the liaml lever, counter-clocl wiso, llms raising ille plow from tlie ground. vl/'lian (lio plow beam is raised and is being drawn, 'the l1-ain` of Cari-ying said beam mis-,wl is laken by llic lugs 2G and 27, and lliolol'uio laicos, the sll'aiu from llio 15in 14 nml am grooi'oll arm Q1.

l laim af; my invoiilion:

l. plow, comprising a frame, a plow lwam pivolally (-oimoutod lo ille 'f1-ame and ':ipabll olf a vorlical iriovomont., a wheel for llio plow lioam, a Suppoi'l' for ille wheel piwlezil lo llio lwam, a lug on said support a lainlo l lo conlaol, willi a projection carried lvy ilur beam when said beam is in its raised position, and moans for raising and lowering; llxo plow beam.

A plow, comprising a frame, a plow lnfam pivolally Connected lo llio liialilo and www@ capable of a erlioal movement, a wheel foi: lhs plow beam, a support 01' lle wheel pivolod to lha beam, a lug on said Support local'ed Vloelow the pivotal support of the said wlieel-suppoit anal adapted to Contact willi a projection carried by the beamlfvwlien said beam is in its raised posilioii7 'iml'means foiiaisiiig ai'ill lowering lilov plow lwam.

A plow., comprising a. iframe, a plow beam pivotally connected lo the frame and (capable of tho plow boum, a support for tlm wheel pix'n oloil lo tlio benin, a lug loi'nieil willi Savill support, a liaicl lovor. a loollieil-sogmont for lilo hand lover, and a movable slop cai.'- riml by Said liaiul level' and adapted loon'- said lug.

lil tesiimoiiy whereof l have lioi'oimlo 5cl` my liaml in presence of two subscribing wilmossos.

W i l mossos:

A. O. Boum.,

a vorlical movoi'rionl, a wlieol fox 

